Industrial rock insurgents Jesus on Extasy are back – darker, heavier and more relentless than ever. Led by founding member Dorian Deveraux, the band has returned with an uncompromising sound that pushes their signature mix of industrial beats, searing guitars and raw emotion to the next level.
JoE have today (11th July) dropped the heavy-hitting ‘Soul Crusher’ as a new single, with Deveraux stating that “it’s a post-breakup song dealing with the feeling of reality kicking in after you’ve basically mourned the loss of a loved one. You start to see them for what they really are and you start wondering if any of it was even real or if you’ve been gaslighted all along. I’d be lying (mostly to myself) if I told you the song isn’t autobiographical. It was written in the aftermath of a pretty dark period in my life and was an outlet to deal with the trauma.”
‘Soul Crusher’ offers a further brutal preview of the forthcoming new JoE album, ‘Between Despair And Disbelief’, out on 12th September via Metropolis Records. Giving fans a tantalising taste of their second coming with the single ‘Wide Awake’ in 2023, the band subsequently signed to the label to issue ‘Days Gone By’ in late 2024. Both were heavier, more intense and unapologetically aggressive than ever before. “It looks like the world is going to hell. We might as well deliver the soundtrack for that,” adds Deveraux.
JoE will tour Europe with Die Krupps in September, on which fans can expect an unrelenting live set packed with new material and reimagined classics, proving that their resurgence is built. With a harder edge and a fire that refuses to burn out, JoE fully intend to leave an everlasting mark on the alternative rock landscape.
Celebrated in the media as a driving force in their scene duting the ‘00s, JoE were recognised as a ‘New Industrial Rock Highlight’ by the German magazine Sonic Seducer while also gracing covers of other specialist print titles in mainland Europe such as Orkus, Zillo and Elegy. Their genre-defying sound and bold aesthetic made them one of the most talked-about acts in the dark music underground, with songs like ‘Assassinate Me’ and ‘Neochrome’ becoming cult classics and the band sharing stages with the likes of Marilyn Manson, Nightwish, Eisbrecher and The Birthday Massacre before stepping away from the spotlight and disappearing into the night.
BETWEEN DESPAIR AND DISBELIEF
TRACKLISTING
1 Ghosts
2 Days Gone By
3 Soul Crusher
4 Wide Awake
5 A Hard Goodbye
6 Something Far Away
7 Somewhat Happy
8 Where Did We Go Wrong
9 Between Despair And Disbelief
10 The End Of Everything
11 Will It Ever Stop
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